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Breaking Faith

by Jo Bannister
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Overview

When she called her business “Looking for Something?” Brodie Farrell hoped to receive challenging commissions from interesting clients. Even by her standards, though, demon rock musician Jared Fry is hard to please. Fortunately his manager, the charismatic Eric Chandos, is easier to like, and it’s with him that Brodie works to find a new home for the rock star.

An old coaching inn on the Downs seems the perfect choice. Though the locals are appalled—-and their teenagers thrilled—-at the arrival of the self-styled Satanist, Fry’s primary concern is his new swimming pool. And that’s when he realizes that the protestors outside are the least of his problems.

Brodie’s troubles are only just beginning, too. She has a long-term relationship with gruff, hardworking Detective Superintendent Jack Deacon and an important platonic friendship with Daniel Hood, a quiet young teacher with hidden depths. So why does she find herself so drawn to Chandos? And how much is she going to risk before the real trouble starts?

About the Author, Jo Bannister

The author of over twenty acclaimed novels, Jo Bannister started her career as a journalist after leaving school at sixteen to work on a local weekly newspaper. Shortlisted for several prestigious awards, she left a career as an editor to pursue her writing full time. She lives in Northern Ireland and is currently working on her next novel. Breaking Faith is the fifth in her series featuring Brodie Farrell, Daniel Hood, and Jack Deacon.

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Kirkus Reviews

An eight-year-old corpse that won't stay buried sparks shattering revelations for professional finder Brodie Farrell and her best friend, agoraphobic math tutor Daniel Hood (Reflections, 2003, etc.). When you're willing to spend £2.5 million for a new place to hang your hat, you're entitled to be particular, and demon rock star Jared Fry, lead singer for the Souls for Satan, sends his manager, Eric Chandos, to Dimmock with a long list of requirements for Brodie to fulfill. One place-The Diligence, a former inn broken up into flats-seems so ideal that Brodie goes after it even though Jared's never seen it and it isn't for sale. Arriving to take possession, the rock prince sniffs that his new home doesn't even have a swimming pool. But when local builder Norman Wilmslow begins to dig, he finds something extra: the body of an unidentifiable young woman. Is it Sasha Wade, who ran away from home in 1997, or Michelle Rollins, who's supposed to have left her husband for a lorry driver? The ensuing complications will improbably but compellingly engulf not only Jared and Eric, but Daniel, Brodie and her lover, Det. Supt. Jack Deacon-especially after Brodie and Eric heat things up by falling into bed. A brilliant example of how to bring a genre cliche to life, as Bannister uses the case of the long-dead woman to tighten the screws mercilessly on the detectives along with the suspects.

Book Details

Published
August 1, 2005
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312343019

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